Lipstick holder and casing



May 4, 1948. M. c. GARRETT LIPSTICK HOLDER AND CASING Filed Oct. 17, 1946 INVENTOR V Maurice GZarZeyarreZZ.

ATTORNEY Patented May 4, 1948 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE LIPSTICK HOLDER AND CASING Maurice 0. Garrett, New York, N. Y. Application October 17, 1946,.Scrial-No. 793,80l

2 Claims. 1

This invention is an improvement in lipstick holders, particularly a holder to which the lipstick is movably attached, so that it can be withdrawn into the holder when it is not needed and projected whenever the owner wishes to put it to the intended use.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder in which the lipstick can be securely held so that it is always in readiness when required, from which the remnant can easily be removed for replacement, and so mounted and engaged in the holder that it can be caused to protrude farther and farther as it is worn and shortened with use, and, when retracted, encased by the holder so that it cannot make contact with other articles in the owners handbag or pocket.

The nature and advantages of the invention are made clear in the following description and the drawings show a preferred form of the invention. But I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction illustrated, as numerous changes in details can be made without deviation from the subject matter defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a lipstick holder according to my invention, enclosed by a casing therefor.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the handle or member in which the lipstick is mounted, and

Figure 3 shows in perspective the casing designed to receive same.

The numeral I comprises a tubular member forming a handle open at one end, and enclosing a sleeve 2 which receives in one end the lipstick 3. This sleeve can be cut and a part 4 defined by the cut bent inward to make a stop to limit the extent to which the stick enters the sleeve 2. Usually more than one half of the stick 3 projects from the front end of the sleeve 2.

Along the outside of the sleeve is a-longltudinal toothed rack 5, and when the sleeve is inserted into member I, this rack fits into a hollow rib 6 extending along the member I. At one point this rib has a small gear wheel I mounted therein. This gear is supported on a shaft 8 engaged by the sides of the rib 6, and is exposed through an opening 9. It meshes with the rack 5, and when turned by the user's finger it actuates the sleeve to move it and project the lipstick 3 so as to expose the extremity beyond one end of the member I. When the stick is newly inserted in the sleeve I, it will be fully covered over virtually its whole length when the sleeve is retracted as far as the cap It, which is screwed into the other end of the member I.

The handle I and lipstick can be stored in a casing II having a bore I2, with a longitudinal groove I3 to receive the handle and rib 6. At one end the bore I2 is counterbored or otherwise suitably shaped to form a seat for the cap I 0. The casing I I is prismatic with one or two outside faces: polished to form a mirror surface I5. The outside of the handle I has a clip It made resilient to prevent the member from slipping out of the casing II, but it can always be pulled out by the owners fingers.

When the article is to be charged, the member I and the sleeve 2 are of course outside of the casing II. The wheel I is turned to move the sleeve 2 and the remnant therein out of the end of the member I. The remnant is taken out.

The lipstick 3 is inserted into the sleeve which is then returned by rotating the wheel I to move the rack 5 and sleeve 2 into the member I. The end of the lipstick is then enveloped by the open end of the member I, and the cap I0 is then attached. The lipstick can now be projected from the member I by turning the pinion I and withdrawn by the same means. The member I with the sleeve 2 and stick 3 can be inserted at will into the casing II and withdrawn when the lipstick is to be put to use merely by forcing it out of the casing II. This is facilitated because the cap I0 overlaps one face of the casing a little as shown in Figure 3. The mirror surfaces I5 are utilized by the owner instead of the usual small separate hand mirror of the conventional type.

The rack 5 has a stop I! at the end nearest to the screw cap I 0 in the member I. This stop is a little higher than the rack 5, but slides freely in the rib or guideway 6; but when it reaches the pinion I, it prevents further outward movement of the sleeve 2 and lipstick 3. The greater part of the lipstick can be consumed and a new one can then be substituted for the short piece remaining.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that my invention is a very useful and handy article well adapted to confer the advantages which are its principal objects.

Having thus described my invention, what I believe to be new is:

1. An article of the kind described comprising a hollow member, a sleeve therein carrying a lipstick projecting from one end, a longitudinal toothed rack on the sleeve, said member having a bore to receive the sleeve and lipstick, the bore having a longitudinal hollow rib to receive the rack, a gear mounted in said rib to engage the rack, said rib having an opening to expose said operation, and a casing having an'outsid'e mir rored surface,- and a bore to receive saidmeinher, said member having a hollow rib to receive the rack, and the bore in the casing having it groove to receive the rib, one end ofsaid member having a cap and the bore in the casing being" shaped at one end to fit the cap, themmber hav ing a resilient clip to retain it in said casing.

MAURICE CH. GARRETT.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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